- Title:
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Geological and Geophysical data of field activity C-1-75-EG
in Eastern Gulf of Alaska from 05/27/1975 to 06/07/1975
- Abstract:
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Chief Scientists: Paul Carlson, Bruce Molnia. Geological
and Geophysical data (3dot5khz, airgun, minisparker, boxcore,
VanVeengrab, gravitycore, dartcore, Shipekgrab, Secchidisc,
chaindredge, RayDist) of field activity C-1-75-EG in Eastern
Gulf of Alaska from 05/27/1975 to 06/07/1975,
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c175eg/html/c-1-75-eg.meta.html>.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Equipment Used -
3dot5khz bathymetry
airgun 25-joule seismic
minisparker 6 kj minisparker
boxcore
VanVeengrab
gravitycore
dartcore
Shipekgrab
Secchidisc
chaindredge
RayDist navigation
Notes -
See Paul Carlson. This cruise added based on NGDC database 3/31/99
Publications -
Carlson, P.R., and Molnia, B.F., 1978, Minisparker Profiles and Sedimentologic
Data from R/V/ Acona Cruise (April 1976) in the Gulf of Alaska and Prince
William Sound, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 78-381, URL:
<A HREF ="<http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/0637/06375001/usgs_ofr78-381_06375001.pdf>" target ="OF"><http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/0637/06375001/usgs_ofr78-381_06375001.pdf>
<HR>
Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., Kittelson, S.C., and Hampson, J.C., Jr., 1977,
Map of distribution of bottom sediments on the continental shelf, northern Gulf of Alaska:
U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-0876. <BR>
<HR>
Molnia, B.F., and Carlson, P.R., 1978, Surface sedimentary units of northern Gulf of Alaska
continental shelf: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 62, no. 4, p. 633-643.<BR>
<HR>
Carlson P.R., and Molnia, B.F., 1977, Faulting, instability, erosion, and deposition of shelf
sediments, eastern Gulf of Alaska, in Environmental assessment of the Alaskan continental
shelf; Hazards: Boulder, CO, U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Resource Laboratories.<BR>
<HR>
Molnia, B.F., Carlson, P.R., and Levy, W.P., 1978, Holocene sediment volume and modern
sediment yield, Northeast Gulf of Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Bulletin, v. 62, no. 3, p. 545. <BR>
<HR>
Plafker, G., Bruns, T.R., Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., Scott, E.W., Kahler, R., and
Wilson, C., 1978, Petroleum potential, geologic hazards, and technology for exploration in
the outer continental shelf of the Gulf of Alaska Tertiary province: U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 78-490, 50 p.<BR>
<HR>
Molnia, B.F., Kvenvolden, K.A., Redden, G.D., Carlson, P.R., Bruns, T.R., Molnia, B.F.,
Hampson, J.C., Jr., and Schwab, W.C., 1978, Environmental geologic studies, northeastern
Gulf of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1100, p. 153-155.<BR>
<HR>
Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., and Quinterno, P., 1978, Transport of inner shelf sediment into
glacially scoured troughs, northeastern Gulf of Alaska: American Geophysical Union Eos,
Transactions, v. 59, no. 12, p. 1109.<BR>
<HR>
Molnia, B.F., Carlson, P.R., and Levy, W.P., 1979, Holocene sediment volume on the northeast Gulf of
Alaska Continental Shelf and the sediment contribution of present-day rivers: U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 1150, p. 151-152. <BR>
<HR>
Molnia, B.F., Levy, W.P., and Carlson, P.R., 1980, Map showing Holocene sedimentation rates
in the northeastern Gulf of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
MF-1170, 1 sheet.<BR>
<HR>
Molnia, B.F., and Carlson, P.R., 1980, Quaternary sedimentary facies on continental shelf,
Northeast Gulf of Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 64,
no. 3, p. 446-447.<BR>
<HR>
Molnia, B.F., and Carlson, P.R., 1980, Quaternary sedimentary facies of the northeast Gulf
of Alaska Continental Shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1175, p. 158-159.<BR>
<HR>
Carlson, Paul R., Bruns, Terry R., Molnia, Bruce F., and Schwab, William C., 1982,
Submarine valleys in the northeastern Gulf of Alaska; characteristics and probable origin:
Marine Geology, v. 47, no. 3-4, p. 217-242. <BR>
<HR>
Carlson, Paul R., and Schwab, William C., 1982, Northern Gulf of Alaska environmental geology,
in Bruns, T. R., ed., Hydrocarbon resource report for proposed OCS lease sale 88; southeastern
Alaska, northern Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Shelikof Strait, Alaska: U.S. Geological
Survey Open-File Report 82-0928, p. 73-86.<BR>
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov/>, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) <http://marine.usgs.gov/>, 20130331, Geological and Geophysical data of field activity C-1-75-EG in Eastern Gulf of Alaska from 05/27/1975 to 06/07/1975: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.
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- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -144.00000
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -132.00000
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.75000
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 57.25000
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 27-May-1975
- Ending_Date: 07-Jun-1975
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- What is the general form of this data set?
- How does the data set represent geographic features?
- How are geographic features stored in the data set?
- Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Eastern Gulf of Alaska
This is a Point data set.
It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
- What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude.
Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001.
Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001.
Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Depth_System_Definition:
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- Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
- Depth_Resolution: 0.1
- Depth_Distance_Units: meters
- Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
- Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- Who also contributed to the data set?
Paul Carlson (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Bruce Molnia (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region);
Andy Stevenson (Unspecified Investigator, USGS Western Region);
Steve Wallace (Unspecified Investigator, USGS Western Region);
Gordon Tanner (Unspecified Investigator, USGS Western Region);
Nancy Hardin (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
Gretchen Luepke (Navigator, USGS Western Region);
John Curtis (Unspecified Investigator, USGS Western Region);
Gary Winkler (Unspecified Investigator, USGS Western Region)
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- Date: 13-Jan-2011 (process 1 of 1)
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Navigation Data
Unknown
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Online Links:
- Other_Citation_Details:
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Carlson, P.R., and Molnia, B.F., 1978, Minisparker Profiles and Sedimentologic
Data from R/V/ Acona Cruise (April 1976) in the Gulf of Alaska and Prince
William Sound, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 78-381, URL:
<A HREF ="<http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/0637/06375001/usgs_ofr78-381_06375001.pdf>" target ="OF"><http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/0637/06375001/usgs_ofr78-381_06375001.pdf>
Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., Kittelson, S.C., and Hampson, J.C., Jr., 1977,
Map of distribution of bottom sediments on the continental shelf, northern Gulf of Alaska:
U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-0876.
Molnia, B.F., and Carlson, P.R., 1978, Surface sedimentary units of northern Gulf of Alaska
continental shelf: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 62, no. 4, p. 633-643.
Carlson P.R., and Molnia, B.F., 1977, Faulting, instability, erosion, and deposition of shelf
sediments, eastern Gulf of Alaska, in Environmental assessment of the Alaskan continental
shelf; Hazards: Boulder, CO, U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Resource Laboratories.
Molnia, B.F., Carlson, P.R., and Levy, W.P., 1978, Holocene sediment volume and modern
sediment yield, Northeast Gulf of Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Bulletin, v. 62, no. 3, p. 545.
Plafker, G., Bruns, T.R., Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., Scott, E.W., Kahler, R., and
Wilson, C., 1978, Petroleum potential, geologic hazards, and technology for exploration in
the outer continental shelf of the Gulf of Alaska Tertiary province: U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 78-490, 50 p.
Molnia, B.F., Kvenvolden, K.A., Redden, G.D., Carlson, P.R., Bruns, T.R., Molnia, B.F.,
Hampson, J.C., Jr., and Schwab, W.C., 1978, Environmental geologic studies, northeastern
Gulf of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1100, p. 153-155.
Carlson, P.R., Molnia, B.F., and Quinterno, P., 1978, Transport of inner shelf sediment into
glacially scoured troughs, northeastern Gulf of Alaska: American Geophysical Union Eos,
Transactions, v. 59, no. 12, p. 1109.
Molnia, B.F., Carlson, P.R., and Levy, W.P., 1979, Holocene sediment volume on the northeast Gulf of
Alaska Continental Shelf and the sediment contribution of present-day rivers: U.S. Geological Survey
Professional Paper 1150, p. 151-152.
Molnia, B.F., Levy, W.P., and Carlson, P.R., 1980, Map showing Holocene sedimentation rates
in the northeastern Gulf of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
MF-1170, 1 sheet.
Molnia, B.F., and Carlson, P.R., 1980, Quaternary sedimentary facies on continental shelf,
Northeast Gulf of Alaska: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 64,
no. 3, p. 446-447.
Molnia, B.F., and Carlson, P.R., 1980, Quaternary sedimentary facies of the northeast Gulf
of Alaska Continental Shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1175, p. 158-159.
Carlson, Paul R., Bruns, Terry R., Molnia, Bruce F., and Schwab, William C., 1982,
Submarine valleys in the northeastern Gulf of Alaska; characteristics and probable origin:
Marine Geology, v. 47, no. 3-4, p. 217-242.
Carlson, Paul R., and Schwab, William C., 1982, Northern Gulf of Alaska environmental geology,
in Bruns, T. R., ed., Hydrocarbon resource report for proposed OCS lease sale 88; southeastern
Alaska, northern Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Shelikof Strait, Alaska: U.S. Geological
Survey Open-File Report 82-0928, p. 73-86.
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Start and end date/times of data
Navigation Data (c-1-75-eg.050 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197501010101000 197501050101000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
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Downloadable Data C-1-75-EG data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c175eg/html/c-1-75-eg.meta.html>
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Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as
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Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
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may be preliminary in nature and presented without
the approval of the Director of the USGS. This
information is provided with the understanding
that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete
and conclusions drawn from such information are
the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational
purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply
endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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- Dates:
- Last modified: 31-Mar-2013
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